This Week on the Blog

This week we saw progress from the Knicks and Rangers as they both won their first road games, the Giants might have lucked out on waivers, and the Yanks may or may not have given Brett Gardner a scholarship year.  Now let's take a look at this week.

Yankees: MLB free agency is now open, and some believe the market will develop quickly.  We already know that the Yanks will not be in on Bryce Harper as this point. Those things can change as they did with Tex ten years ago.  We'll see. Some take this to mean they are all in on Manny Machado, who, because he was traded in season, won't cost a draft pick. That said, if they do got after Corbin as one of perhaps starters they get, he will cost the draft pick. Of coure the Yanks are still loaded for trades and the best possible outcome from this offseason could be getting everything they want without sacrificing any draft picks. The trade market usually develops during the GM meetings, which, I believe, start tomorrow. Let's hope whatever they do is both exciting and makes sense.

Giants: The Giants are on their bye week.  Hopefully, they are practicing and getting Jamon Brown enough reps to slide in as their new Right Guard. He can really solve a problem for the Giants if things work out.

Knicks: Wow. The Knicks are developing right before our eyes.  Friday, Mitchell Robinson had a double double in what was only his 4th start.  And Alonzo Trier came off the bench to score 24.  Frank is getting better, and Dotson looks like another great second round pick. Kevin Knox is due back as soon as Monday, and he may be the best of the bunch.  And then KP will either be back  to finish this year or start next. There's wide presumption around the fanbase the Knicks will go after one or two big tickey FA's.  The real possibility suddenly exists that the Knicks will just need continued development, and continued Spursian good draft -- and they might not need to add Superstars because they will have produced three or four of them. This is amazing.  Even young and undermanned as they are,  they've been in every game and now they're starting to beat some teams.  They have back to backs today and tomorrow.  Let's see how they handle them. And Coach Fiz has walked his talk. Let's keep this one.

Rangers: The Rangers are also younger and developing (what the hell, Giants?). They're having some trouble scoring and have only gotten one win in regulation, with others coming by shootout. Still, a system is growing and the farm has been substantionally refreshed over the last two drafts. Frustratingly, Chytil hasn't scored yet, though he's been aggressive.  And after a good start, Buchnevich has been a healthy scratch lately. Seems to be Coach Quinn's favorite weapon. Like the Knicks, they are always playing hard and I just can't knock that.  The goals will come.

So there we are. We have one ponderously bad team, and two exciting young teams, as well as the Yanks who have been health luck and trade luck away from winning the whole thing and have a chance to fix their luck starting now.  Have a great week, everyone!